Forbidden gaps in periodic anisotropic layered media

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 4641-4648

  Cojocaru, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL FILTERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACES;

FORBIDDEN GAPS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038342433     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.004641     Document Type: Article

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